Interesting transmission

'51 Lincoln Capri, flat head V-8 with a high dramatic transmission. InAW, bwtm under immortal Glassy-eyeds.

What?

HA! Hydramatic mis-spelling win!

It's 5 o'clock somewhere....I'll have what he's having.

Less interesting than the one in a Renault Dauphene automatic.

Between the flywheel and clutch thingie is a slight gap filled with oil and iron filings. A "dynamo" is stuck into the side and as more traction is required, more power is applied to the dynamo causing more iron filings to engage, hardening up the connection; i.e. less slippage.

I understand this was also used in those crazy six wheeled Formula cars.

Dan

tuna55 wrote: HA! Hydramatic mis-spelling win!

Oh, I get it now

I get high dramatic, but "InAW, bwtm under immortal Glassy-eyeds. " still leaves me thinking the OP is from another planet or at least another country....what is he saying?

In Autoweek-last page But Wait There's More

Autoweek's last page is always filled with things that are supposed to be funny. The entire page is called But Wait, There's More. It has a number of sections that show up with regularity:

Moving Miscues (pictures of people abusing cars by moving things in inappropriate ways)
Immortal Glassy-eyeds (classified ads for cars, typically with incorrect information or crazy prices)
Separated at Birth (photos of things that look similar, typically cars/celebrities)
Hyperventilating Hyperlinks (links to automobile-related videos)
He Said What (funny quotes, often from industry leaders or personalities)

I saw a classified ad in Vermont in which a guy was selling his "1974 VW Common Gear."

I've always preferred low comedy to high dramatics anyways.